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One of the most remarkable properties of the circadian wake-sleep rhythm of a higher vertebrate is its temporal precision. The cycle-to-cycle variability in period is often far less than 1% of the total interval; a bird or a rodent, kept under constant conditions without external time cues, may awaken day after day at times which are predictable to within 2 to 3 min. Speculation about the physiological mechanism which underlies such astonishing precision has led to the research described in this treatise.
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Enright, J.T. (1980). A Reprise and Synopsis: On the Advantages of Apparent Redundancy. In: The Timing of Sleep and Wakefulness. Studies of Brain Function, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81387-0_16
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